How to sign “Looked” in ASL

Everyday Basics

The BSL sign for “Looked” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.

Step by step

  1. Form a V with your dominant hand, index and middle fingers extended and together.
  2. Hold the V-hand out in front of your face at eye level.
  3. Move the hand deliberately toward whatever you are actively watching or examining.
  4. Keep your palm facing outward, away from your face, for the whole sign.
  5. Move your eyes with the hand and look alert, as if you are really searching.

Practice tip

Past form of “Look” — signed with the base sign; time is shown separately, not on the verb.

Fingerspell “Looked”

Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.

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Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.

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